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6 years ago

Tottenham keep Premier League title hopes alive with close-fought victory against Leicester

Relive all the action from Wembley

Harry Latham-Coyle
Sunday 10 February 2019 11:11 EST
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Tottenham v Leicester: Premier League match preview

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Tottenham kept themselves in the Premier League title race with a 3-1 win over Leicester, who saw Jamie Vardy miss a penalty with his first touch of the game.

Goals from Davinson Sanchez, Christian Eriksen and Son Heung-min inspired a fourth successive victory which ensures Spurs will finish the weekend within five points of top spot.

Vardy, who was dropped to the substitutes' bench amid rumours of a bust-up with Claude Puel, missed the chance to equalise as his spot-kick immediately after coming on was saved by Hugo Lloris, though the former England striker atoned for it later by turning home to give his side a glimmer of hope.

But Spurs made the game safe at the death when Son scored a breakaway goal, which gave them a 20th win of the campaign and kept them hot on the heels of title rivals Liverpool and Manchester City.

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6 years ago

89 minutes

Oleksandr Zinchenko fancies a goal here, but cramps up as Raheem Sterling tries to weight a pass through to the overlapping full-back.

Maybe a hamstring issue for Zinchenko, who's had barely anything to do defensively. 

Harry Latham-Coyle10 February 2019 17:49
6 years ago

90 minutes

Just the three minutes left for Chelsea to endure.

Harry Latham-Coyle10 February 2019 17:49
6 years ago

Manchester City 6-0 Chelsea. The scoreline tells the story - utter superiority.

Harry Latham-Coyle10 February 2019 17:52
6 years ago

An awful afternoon for Maurizio Sarri and Chelsea. With an FA Cup tie with Manchester United, a two-legged European affair with Malmo, and a Carabao Cup final against their opponent today to come, it doesn't get any easier for his side. They were thoroughly dismissed this afternoon.

Harry Latham-Coyle10 February 2019 17:54
6 years ago

Chelsea's biggest defeat since 1991. 

A hat-trick to equal the Premier League record for Sergio Aguero. Two for the excellent Raheem Sterling. Manchester City looked peerless through the first 25 minutes, and dominated the second half as they return to the top of the table.

Chelsea are now sixth...

Harry Latham-Coyle10 February 2019 17:55
6 years ago

We'll be plenty of reaction and analysis from Manchester City's magnificent win over the next few days. What a performance!

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Harry Latham-Coyle10 February 2019 17:57

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